因为东方是生命之源，希望和吉祥的象征。而古代中国先民又往往把雄伟奇特的东岳视为神灵，把山神作为祈求风调雨顺的对象来崇拜，于是，地处东方的泰山便成了“万物孕育之所”的“吉祥之山”、“神灵之宅”。
taishanmountaininshandongwasincludedas"worldculturalandnaturalheritage"byunescoindec1987.
taishanmountain,atypicalrepresentativeofthechinesefamoustraditionalmountains,isamountainwithalonghistoryandaspecialhistoricstatus.in1982,taishanmountainwasupintothelistofstatekeyscenicspotsandwasformallylistedinthedirectoryofworldnaturalandculturalheritagein1987.itbecomesapreciousheritageofhumanbeing.
taishanmountainlocatesintheeastofnorthchinaplainandthemiddleofshandongprovinceerectingfromtheshandonghills.itisprominentaroundotherhills.theprominentpeak,yuhuangpeak,is1545metershighandlocatesineast117.6degree,north36.16degree.thesouthoftaishanmountainishigherthanthenorth.itssouthfootofmountainbeginsfromtai'ancityanditsnorthfootofmountainstopsinjinancity,thedistancebetweenwhichis60kms.intaishanmountain,thetransportationisconvenientwiththejinghurailwaypassingbyinthewest.initsnorthisjinancity,whichhasanothernameof"springcity".thedistancebetweentaishanmountainandqubuis70kms.manyroadsandrailwayssuchastaifei,taixin,taining,andtaijimeetintai'ancity,whichjustlocatesinthesouthoftaishanmountain.
taishanmountainisinasuperiorgeographiclocationwithabundantwaterandthermalresources,anditsclimatebelongstothewarmtemperatezonehalfwetnessmonsoonclimate.asregardtoitshistoricposition,intheancienttimes,taishanmountainisadevelopedregion——inthelowerreachesoftheyellowriver.asregardtoitsculturalposition,itisthecenterofdongyiculture.inthesouthfootoftaishanmountain,thereisdafenkouculture,andthereislongshancultureinitsnorthfoot,itisthecenterofqiandlu.anditstransportationismoresuperior.taishanmountainisinakeypositionwheretherailwayfromcentralplainstoshandongpeninsulameetstherailwayconnectingthesouthandnorthoftheeastcoast.therearenohillsbetweentaishanmountainandthecapitalsintheancienttimesaswellasthedevelopedregions.thissuperiorconditionhelpstaishanmountaingainthefirstpositionamongthefivefamousmountainsinchina.